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In English
There are two Sugihan days, one called Sugihan Jawa and Sugihan Bali is another one. The former is celebrated on Thursday and the latter follows on the next day. Both are celebrated simultaneously a week before Galungan week. As usual, the Balinese pray in temples, offer many kinds of flowers, fruits and cakes. Sugihan Jawa means to pray for safety and sustainability of the nature, while Sugihan Bali means to pray for safety of the body and soul. Since the government restricted plastic bag uses, the Balinese people have started to realize the meaning of Sugihan Jawa and Bali in a more contextual way. Commonly, there would be a lot of plastic bags scattered after big holidays. Hopefully the Balinese become more and more aware of the danger of plastic wastes so that the next generation won’t ever see any environmentally hazardous plastic rubbish anymore.
In Balinese
Wenten kalih Sugihan, ngaran Sugihan Jawa Jawi lan Sugihan Bali. Sugihan Jawa kasanggra nyabran rahina Wrespati Sungsang, ngalantur Sugihan Bali benjangne. Kakalihe rauh awuku sadurung Galungan. Sakadi lumrahnyane, krama Bali meeturan ring parahyangan, ngaturang canang, woh-wohan lan sanganan. Sugihan Jawa mateges nunas karahajengan tur kasukertan jagat. Sugihan Bali mateges nunas karahajengan sarira miwah jiwatma. Saking sedek pamerintah nombang kramane ngangge tas plastik, krama Baline sayan ngaresepin kasujatian Sugihan Jawi lan Sugihan Bali ring urip sakala. Biasane, akeh luhu plastik mabrarakan sawusan rahinan. Mogi-mogi krama Bali mrasidayang sayan eling antuk malaning luhu plastik mangda prati santanane benjangan nenten malih nyingakin luhu plastik matumpuk tur nyemerin palemahan.
In Indonesian
Ada dua sugihan, yakni Sugihan Jawa dan Sugihan Bali. Sugihan Jawa dirayakan hari kamis, dan diikuti Sugihan Bali keesokan harinya. Kedua hari Sugihan ini dirayakan pada minggu sebelum Galungan. Seperti biasa, masyarakat Bali bersembahyang di tempat suci, mempersembahkan beraneka bunga, buah dan kue. Sugihan Jawa berarti memohon keselamatan dan kelestarian alam, dan Sugihan Bali berarti memohon keselamatan jiwa dan raga. Sejak pemerintah melarang penggunaan kantong plastik, masyarakat Bali mulai menyadari makna Sugihan Jawa dan Bali secara lebih mendalam dan nyata. Biasanya, banyak plastik bertebaran setelah hari raya. Semoga masyarakat Bali lebih sadar akan bahaya plastik sehingga generasi selanjutnya tidak akan melihat lagi tumpukan sampah plastik yang mencemari lingkungan.
Wayan Yasa
http://www.wayanyasa.net/2014/12/hari-sugihan-jawa-dan-sugihan-bali.html
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